If you are an incoming freshman, or like me a transfer student and you want to live in a dorm (or your parents make you), look no further. Hillcrest HAS to be the best dorm available, OK OK I’ve only lived here for about three weeks (I moved in early) but Hillcrest has everything to offer, they actually offer more then most of the other dorms. They have a great dining facility, with excellent food (eh maybe more like B+) and even better views of downtown Iowa City (Hey is that the old capitol building!?). They have a cozy (small) gym with ellipticals, treadmills, and other workout equipment. That should come in handy once its 20 degrees out and you don’t feel like walking down to the REC (or when your trying to lose that freshman 15). Hillcrest is also the athletics dorm, so you run into volleyball players (thank you Jesus), football players, and tons of other athletes all the time (do swimmers count?). The only downside to this is the fact that standing next to a 6’6 300 + pound offensive lineman can sometimes make you feel pretty puny (Ive never felt like less of a man). The showers are decent nothing too special (free athletes foot!), the rooms are pretty nice (I hit my head on the ceiling waking up this morning), me and my roomie don’t have air conditioning and it isn’t too unbearable (its normal to sweat while you sleep right?).
Ok all sarcasm aside, Hillcrest is pretty sweet, just remember say no to Parklawn.
